Mary Arnold Potter, 1806. #SA000045

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Mary Arnold Potter, 1806

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000045
Maker:	Mary Arnold Potter
Maker Birthplace:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1806
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1960.7.1
Object Credit:	Bequest of Waldo C. Sprague, 1960-12-14
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.6 H x 8.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Mary Arnold Potter
was born March 8 
1799 and wrought
this September 30
        1806

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Rust, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Considerable loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, half cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 24
Horizontal: 25

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	RI Vital records County: Providence State RI Vital records
Death Date:	RI Vital records
Death Location:	RI Vital records
Religion:	married Baptist minister
Parents:	RI Vital records	Birth:	Death:
	RI Vital records	RI Vital records	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts Vital records	Birth: Massachusetts Vital records	Death:
	Date: RI Vital records 1636-1850	Place:

Children:

M. Louisa Curtis	Birth: 1827	Death:
Sarah L. Curtis	Birth: 1829	Death:
Ellen A. Curtis	Birth: 1831	Death:
Martha Curtis	Birth: 1838	Death: 1888
Adelaide L. Curtis	Birth: 1842	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Waldo C. Sprague, 1960 Relation to maker: Unknown
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Object Details